Oliver Gasch

Personal

Birthday: 
5/4/1906
Birthplace: 
Washington, DC
Date of Death: 
7/8/1999
Place of Death: 
Washington, DC
Race or Ethnicity: 
White
Gender: 
Male
Prior Employment: 

Private practice, Washington, D.C., 1932- , 1961-1965
Assistant corporation counsel, Washington, D.C., 1937-1953
General counsel, Interstate Commission on the Potomac River Basin, 1940-1960
U.S. Army lieutenant colonel, JAG Department, 1942-1946
Principal assistant U.S. attorney, District of Columbia, 1953-1956
U.S. attorney for the District of Columbia, 1956-1961

Education

Name of School: 
Princeton University
Degree: 
A.B.
Degree Year: 
1928
Name of School - Second: 

George Washington University Law School

Established in 1865, The George Washington University Law School is the oldest law school in Washington, DC. The school is accredited by the American Bar Association and is a charter member of the Association of American Law Schools. The law school is located on the GW campus in the downtown neighborhood familiarly known as Foggy Bottom. The law school has a total enrollment of about 2,000 students. Approximately 1,400 students are in the full-time division for the JD degree and 300 are enrolled in the part-time division. 300 students, many from abroad, are enrolled in graduate law degree programs.

Degree - Second: 
LL.B.
Degree Year - Second: 
1932

Judicial Career

Court Name: 
U. S. District Court for the District of Columbia
Court Name: 

District of Columbia District Court

President Nominating: 
Lyndon B. Johnson
Party Affiliation of President: 
Democratic
Commission Date: 
8/11/1965
Retirement from Active Service: 
11/30/1981
Termination Date: 
7/8/1999
Termination Reason: 
Death